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later today michigan is holding its republican straw poll. but all the talk is still on florida's straw poll from yesterday. nbc's brian moore has the latest on the surprising results. >>> with 986 votes, 37.1%, herman cain. >> businessman herman cain pulled off a surprising win. and michele bachmann finished dead last in the saturday straw poll of florida conservatives. texas governor rick perry finished second, beatinging mitt romney but not his own high expectations after a disappointing week. >> i have all my hopes on florida again. >> perry's campaign has been counting on a win here to regain the momentum lost in this past week's debate. the hike is supposed to be sunseted after four years. romney has been slamming perry for sympathizing with the children of illegal immigrants. >> legal immigration, good for america. illegal immigration, something i will stop if i'm president. >> both romney and perry moved on to michigan, which is holding its own straw poll on sunday. in florida, michele bachmann needed to show she is still a top-tier c
later today michigan is holding its republican straw poll. but all the talk is still on florida's straw poll from yesterday. nbc's brian moore has the latest on the surprising results. >>> with 986 votes, 37.1%, herman cain. >> businessman herman cain pulled off a surprising win. and michele bachmann finished dead last in the saturday straw poll of florida conservatives. texas governor rick perry finished second, beatinging mitt romney but not his own high expectations after a...
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michigan's game was stopped late in the third quarter on saturday. west virginia won the storm-shortened game 34-13. >> notre dame's game over the weekend was hit. they showed pictures of lightning hitting the stadium. they immediately evacuated the stadium. i think it took over five hours to finish the game. >> yeah. and the storms were all over much of the country. a lot of this has to do with the increase in tropical activity. this is the time of year that we see peak tropical activity. certainly it's busy now. there is katia. it is a hurricane. it is a category 2 hurricane. has actually weakened a little. there's an enormous eye. the center of the circulation is still way far away from us. there are the latest statistics. katia's peak winds at 100 miles per hour now. it is moving northwest at about ten miles per hour. it's going to stay on this track as a category 2 hurricane probably throughout the day, then become maybe a category 3 storm. maybe winds up to 115 by the time we get into wednesday and very early on thursday morning. then it's goin
michigan's game was stopped late in the third quarter on saturday. west virginia won the storm-shortened game 34-13. >> notre dame's game over the weekend was hit. they showed pictures of lightning hitting the stadium. they immediately evacuated the stadium. i think it took over five hours to finish the game. >> yeah. and the storms were all over much of the country. a lot of this has to do with the increase in tropical activity. this is the time of year that we see peak tropical...
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instead, spending saturday in his birthplace, michigan. >> nice to meet you, john. i bet you remember my dad, don't you? >> reporter: analysts say it could mean gop voters are sending a signal. >> so many voters still looking for somebody, another choice. somebody not mitt romney or rick perry. there is an opening for somebody else to come why? >> reporter: a wild card in the race, more washington dysfunction. even as disaster victims struggle to recovery, fema caught in a partisan funding fight. unless congress can agrooshg funding runs out mid week and another government-wide shutdown looming friday. gridlock could hurt republicans. >> will it be a party that can still win the middle? take independent voters away from president obama, keep majority in congress and also win the white house in the fall of 2012. >> reporter: call it an an only le anomaly, he had 37%. rick perry 15% and mitt romney at 14%, and one other surprise here, lester. michele bachmann, at one time won the ames, iowa, poll, only 1.5% in florida. lester. >> mike viqueira, thank you. >>> david gr
instead, spending saturday in his birthplace, michigan. >> nice to meet you, john. i bet you remember my dad, don't you? >> reporter: analysts say it could mean gop voters are sending a signal. >> so many voters still looking for somebody, another choice. somebody not mitt romney or rick perry. there is an opening for somebody else to come why? >> reporter: a wild card in the race, more washington dysfunction. even as disaster victims struggle to recovery, fema caught in...
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time in months, retail gasoline prices have fallen below $3 a gallon in places, including parts of michigan, missouri, and texas. unfortunately, it's not fallen to below $3 a gallon here in the d.c. area. the relief is likely due to a sharp decline in crude oil prices. the national average for regular unleaded gasoline is $3.49 per gallon, down from a high of $3.98 in early may. the national average again is the lowest it's been in some time. the d.c. average is right around $3.62 a gallon, down from $3.73, and our area, virginia has the cheapest gas prices now. a gallon costs $3.35. that's down from 9 cents higher than it was a week ago. maryland is down 9 cents from $3.53 to $3.43, and in west virginia right now, they're paying $3.57 for a gallon of regular. there is more good news because some analysts are predicting that in november we may be paying $3.25 for a gallon of regular. i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in capitol heights. back to you all in the studio. >> we'd like to see that. tracee, thank you. >>> mortgage rates are dropping fast as well. cnbc's bertha coombs joins us l
time in months, retail gasoline prices have fallen below $3 a gallon in places, including parts of michigan, missouri, and texas. unfortunately, it's not fallen to below $3 a gallon here in the d.c. area. the relief is likely due to a sharp decline in crude oil prices. the national average for regular unleaded gasoline is $3.49 per gallon, down from a high of $3.98 in early may. the national average again is the lowest it's been in some time. the d.c. average is right around $3.62 a gallon,...
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president obama had tough talk for republicans at his labor day picnic yesterday up in michigan. he said that republicans need to put their country before their party, and he really challenged them to make some changes when they get back here from the labor daybreak to try to get some legislation passed that would support the creation of jobs. of course, his big speech on capitol hill comes on thursday. we'll see what the president has to say about that. and we're awaiting new poll numbers to see just how popular the president is in terms of handling the economy and the jobs situation. wendy? >> tracie potts. thanks, tracie. >>> while millions of americans look for work, some members of congress are making millions of dollars. the hill newspaper released a list of the top 50 wealthiest members of congress this morning. the list is made up of 32 republicans and 18 democrats. together the lawmakers have a total net worth of more than $1.6 billion. representative michael mccall, a texas republican, led the list with a worth of $287 millthree the list. democratic senator jay rockefel
president obama had tough talk for republicans at his labor day picnic yesterday up in michigan. he said that republicans need to put their country before their party, and he really challenged them to make some changes when they get back here from the labor daybreak to try to get some legislation passed that would support the creation of jobs. of course, his big speech on capitol hill comes on thursday. we'll see what the president has to say about that. and we're awaiting new poll numbers to...
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today the president will celebrate the labor day holiday with worker and their families in detroit, michigan. he'll discuss his efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economy. this visit comes after a dismal jobs report on friday that showed employers had pretty much stopped hiring during the month of august. many economists had expected more than 90,000 new jobs to be adding in august. the president will outline what the white house is calling a comprehensive job creation plan this thursday during a speech to a joint session of congress. >>> sunday mark the 10th anniversary of the september 11 attacks. police in d.c. are already ramping up security. we have more live on the precautions that are being taken. >> reporter: good morning to you. police say across the country no matter where you are, they will be putting additional police officers on the streets. d.c. police chief lanier says officers will focus on ceremony and mass transit. there's a nationwide warning about al qaeda threats involving small planes. they say al qaeda was considering attacks with small planes as recently as thi
today the president will celebrate the labor day holiday with worker and their families in detroit, michigan. he'll discuss his efforts to create jobs and strengthen the economy. this visit comes after a dismal jobs report on friday that showed employers had pretty much stopped hiring during the month of august. many economists had expected more than 90,000 new jobs to be adding in august. the president will outline what the white house is calling a comprehensive job creation plan this thursday...
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water spouts are common in the southern united states but yesterday several were spotted over lake michigan. this was just a mile away from marquette university. and, kim, correct me if i'm wrong, but this happens when a lot of the air rises up into thunderstorms and kind of rotates. >> oh, we have another meteorologist on set. >> i do like weather. not enough to be a meteorologist but it does fascinate me, especially pictures like that. >> water spouts are a cousin to a tornado. not all of them are tornadic waterspouts. believe it or not, the great lakes do get these. the funny thing is they get them in all. it has all summer to warm up and the cold air masses coming from canada. they generate updrafts. sometimes you get a localized spin. that's what generates the water spouts. >> a mini tornado. >> nice to look at when they don't affect anybody out over the open water. don't mind that type of weather. we're kind of getting sick of our weather here, i must say. >> a little bit. >> i'm getting a little sick of talking about. >> yesterday was a little overcast. >> yeah. kind of dreary. but i
water spouts are common in the southern united states but yesterday several were spotted over lake michigan. this was just a mile away from marquette university. and, kim, correct me if i'm wrong, but this happens when a lot of the air rises up into thunderstorms and kind of rotates. >> oh, we have another meteorologist on set. >> i do like weather. not enough to be a meteorologist but it does fascinate me, especially pictures like that. >> water spouts are a cousin to a...
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host: let's go to griffin, independent in michigan. caller: i keep hearing about the secretary of warren buffett. i do taxes. i figure if the secretary has a standard deduction, she would have to have an income of 90,000 a year. that would equal his 17.4%. using the word secretary, which is 50,000 on average at best in michigan and using that as an example is very disingenuous. i would like to hear it stop. host: we have a comment on twitter. echoing a the sentiments of a caller a moment ago. caller: i think it is unfair as far as the taxes that the rich pay, which is really nothing. i do not know if anyone has ever watched, because my grandkids watched the sweet 16 parties. it is nothing for them to spend $100,000 for their kids parties and then on top of that really expensive cars. the rich do not fight wars. their children do not go to fight wars. they should pay extra, because we are making them safe and allowing them to have their free will and the expense of the lives. and they can appear -- paid $20,000 for a pair of shoes. it i
host: let's go to griffin, independent in michigan. caller: i keep hearing about the secretary of warren buffett. i do taxes. i figure if the secretary has a standard deduction, she would have to have an income of 90,000 a year. that would equal his 17.4%. using the word secretary, which is 50,000 on average at best in michigan and using that as an example is very disingenuous. i would like to hear it stop. host: we have a comment on twitter. echoing a the sentiments of a caller a moment ago....
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all the heavy weather yesterday that canceled the last quarter of the michigan football game and caused serious rain delay for places like notre dame. all the moisture along the gulf coast will join up with the weather front to the west. that will provide us with an extended period of very rainy weather here. tropical storm lee. the moisture may be a bit of were an impact as we go late into the weekend and next week time frame. by friday this week, still expected to be a hurricane off the north carolina coastline. it is expected to turn back out to sea. but let's just wait until it actually makes the turn before we give the all clear with what happens on katia. a chance for rain west of the mountains by later on this afternoon and this evening. and rain for everybody by monday, on into friday. so for today then, a mix of clouds and sunshine. the further west you go, the more clouds you will. a chance for showers and thundershowers later on today. today's highs 85 to 90 degrees. for tomorrow, cloudy, cool, rainy. especially by late morning here in the washington area. after that, once th
all the heavy weather yesterday that canceled the last quarter of the michigan football game and caused serious rain delay for places like notre dame. all the moisture along the gulf coast will join up with the weather front to the west. that will provide us with an extended period of very rainy weather here. tropical storm lee. the moisture may be a bit of were an impact as we go late into the weekend and next week time frame. by friday this week, still expected to be a hurricane off the north...
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he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where all the puppet masters of all the corporations and all the rich people go down there to basically try to find ways to get their point across, but then they go back and they manipulate their people in their countries and then you have the united states. we have to have the patriot act when we are doing business with these people all over the world. then you wonder why the government is always underfunded when it comes to the epa or any thing, because these corporations have to dump and pollute. when you sue them, they want to limit the lawsuits to a s
he is in michigan. good morning. caller: good morning. i have a comment about the two gop leaders, mitt romney and rick perry, stating the fact ult. obama is to fall why do the republicans think obama's responsible for everything that goes on in the world? without the gop, the senate, the house, he could do nothing. host: john, a republican in massachusetts. what is the role of the u.n. in world affairs? caller: i'm going to change from republican to independent. the role of the u.n. is where...
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. >> let's start in grand rapids, michigan, an oldie but goodie built in 1849 for $144,000. it's got seven bedrooms. >> seven bedrooms. and you're not going to believe it when you see the outside of the house because it doesn't really look it. you can't judge it from the outside. what it really needs is a good paint job but yet it has the original details like the dentile molding and nice porch columns. wait until you get inside. it's a totally different picture. inside that sexy curved stair case in the entry way is just a knockout, a big surprise. there's white pine woodwork, arched doorways, hand-painted co cornice boards throughout the house. i love the arched door wachlt the dining room has 12-foot ceilings and large corner windows. it is a wide room and as long as it is wide. there is the kitchen, a galley kitchen, bright with nicely updated wood cabinets. very simple. the property taxes i want to say are just $1600 a year. you know what that is? $130 a month. thers a spare little cottage that comes with the house all for $144,000. >> this is an old house. when you loo
. >> let's start in grand rapids, michigan, an oldie but goodie built in 1849 for $144,000. it's got seven bedrooms. >> seven bedrooms. and you're not going to believe it when you see the outside of the house because it doesn't really look it. you can't judge it from the outside. what it really needs is a good paint job but yet it has the original details like the dentile molding and nice porch columns. wait until you get inside. it's a totally different picture. inside that sexy...
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kicked out but not before we see more rain, another one to two inches in new england and also the up of michigan, we will see rain as well. and 103 in phoenix today. beautiful day in the pacific northwest, and sunshine in seattle. a slight risk of strong storms back through the central great lakes, and showers in the southeast today. that's what is going on around the country and here is what a is happening in your neck of the woods. >> i am meteorologist, chuck bell. we have cloudy skies and dense fog for your thursday, so be ready for that. temperatures are in the upper 60s in the ridge area, and not much rain in the immediate future but there are showers lingering across parts of and that's your latest weather. now back to matt. >> reporter: al, thank you very much. the appeal of amanda knox's murder conviction is being held in a courtroom a short distance from where i'm standing. her fate could be decided as early as this weekend or early next week. it will be a much anticipated conclusion to a case that's generated headlines and enormous curiosity all around the world. amanda knox entered c
kicked out but not before we see more rain, another one to two inches in new england and also the up of michigan, we will see rain as well. and 103 in phoenix today. beautiful day in the pacific northwest, and sunshine in seattle. a slight risk of strong storms back through the central great lakes, and showers in the southeast today. that's what is going on around the country and here is what a is happening in your neck of the woods. >> i am meteorologist, chuck bell. we have cloudy skies...
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the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showing consumer confidence and keeps going down. it correlates a little bit with some of the actions in congress. there was a sense maybe that one of the dip in consumer confidence had to do with the impasse over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. you would maybe think that effect would be diminished now in people's minds. we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is important because monetary policy works through the development and setting of expectations. if you have a sense that things are going to be bad and are going to stay bad and are never going to return to the way of life that you have come to expect, you will engage in denver kinds of behaviors. you may not spend if you have a sense that you're going to lose your jobs or your income is not going to go up. it may affect how you make your spending decisions. you can see in that scenario that confidence could be at such a low that they could overwhelm people's sense of consumption, which could feed into the sense that businesses themse
the michigan survey has gone down in terms of showing consumer confidence and keeps going down. it correlates a little bit with some of the actions in congress. there was a sense maybe that one of the dip in consumer confidence had to do with the impasse over the debt ceiling and some of the wrangling in congress. you would maybe think that effect would be diminished now in people's minds. we have not seen a big resurgence of confidence. confidence is important because monetary policy works...
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. >> you mitt romney and rick perry leaving florida, heading to michigan today for a major republican conference going on there. we'll have more on the battle for florida next hour and take you live to orlando where both of those major conservative conferences are going on right now. meanwhile to the president right now, no child left behind. the obama administration saying it will immediately start reviewing applications from states that want to opt out of parts of that education plan. president obama spoke about the reasons for the change in his weekly address. >> while the goals behind no child left behind were admira e admirable, experience has taught us the law had serious flaws that are hurting our children instead of helping them. teachers are being forced to teach to the test while subjects like history and science are being squeezed out. in an order to avoid having their schools labeled as failures, some schools lowered their standards in a race to the bottom. >> president obama has an important night ahead of him. he has a speech to the congressional black caucus. the caucus
. >> you mitt romney and rick perry leaving florida, heading to michigan today for a major republican conference going on there. we'll have more on the battle for florida next hour and take you live to orlando where both of those major conservative conferences are going on right now. meanwhile to the president right now, no child left behind. the obama administration saying it will immediately start reviewing applications from states that want to opt out of parts of that education plan....
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the presiding officer's state is one of those that did not have one, as the state of michigan. h.r. 2587 is due for a second reading and it is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 2587, an act to prohibit the national labor relations board from ordering any employer to close, relocate or transfer employment under any circumstance. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings in regard to this matter at this time. the presiding officer: objection is heard and the bill will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, today we pay tribute to the american men and women who have traveled abroad to defend this great nation but never returned home to our shores. we also honor those who have suffered as prisoners of war. we're grateful to them every day, but today, which is national pow-mia recognition day, we dedicate our remembrance to their sacrifice. mr. president, i had the good fortune to be appointed in 1992 by majority leader mitchell to be a member of the select committee on pow-mia. t
the presiding officer's state is one of those that did not have one, as the state of michigan. h.r. 2587 is due for a second reading and it is at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will read the title of the bill for the second time. the clerk: h.r. 2587, an act to prohibit the national labor relations board from ordering any employer to close, relocate or transfer employment under any circumstance. mr. reid: i would object to any further proceedings in regard to this matter at this...
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michigan, a cafe, a democrat. caller: i can give you an example of taxes. i am going to be cashing out of my retirement. it is very little, from the state of michigan. 30% between the irs and the federal tax and then i am probably going to be penalized for drawing unemployment -- illegal in the state of michigan. what it will do is amount to 50% tax. the current job that i have -- there are a lot of people will come into the store and buying, and a majority of them are well- to-do. if my employer is what to do. she does not share her wealth. i do not see any poor people coming into the store purchasing anything. and i will be heading off a bank to a food pantry in an hour and a half and i don't see what the people at the food pantry, either. -- will see people at the food pantry. -- wealthy people of the food pantry. there are a lot of well-to-do people in the county and i don't see any philanthropy to the most part. we need to close the loops. in terms of other countries, at the very least they have health care for their people, which is a huge, huge finan
michigan, a cafe, a democrat. caller: i can give you an example of taxes. i am going to be cashing out of my retirement. it is very little, from the state of michigan. 30% between the irs and the federal tax and then i am probably going to be penalized for drawing unemployment -- illegal in the state of michigan. what it will do is amount to 50% tax. the current job that i have -- there are a lot of people will come into the store and buying, and a majority of them are well- to-do. if my...
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miller of michigan, mr. smith of nebraska, mr. huizenga of michigan, mr. meeks of new york, ms. slaughter of new york, mr. welch of vermont and mr. larsen of washington. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. shuster: i thank the speaker. today i rise to honor the distinguished service of my good friend, his excellency, yasher aliev who was appointed by the president as ambassador. i'm proud to serve as the co-chairman of azerbajan. located in a geopolitically location between russia and iran, it is a predominantly muslim population which has been home to vibrant christian and jewish communities. they opened caspian energy and has emerged as a key player for global energy security. on the security front, immediately after 9/11, it was among the first to offer strong support and assistance to the united states. it participated in operations in kosovo and iraq and is actively engaged in afghanistan having recently doubled
miller of michigan, mr. smith of nebraska, mr. huizenga of michigan, mr. meeks of new york, ms. slaughter of new york, mr. welch of vermont and mr. larsen of washington. the speaker pro tempore: under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. shuster, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. shuster: i thank the speaker. today i rise to honor the distinguished service of my good friend, his excellency, yasher aliev...
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who was a professor at bucknell university, worked at the world bank, educated at the university of michigan. has written several books, a long list of books. guest: keeps me busy. host: democrat, good morning. caller: i have one question that i keep hearing over and over again from republicans, the tax as corporations pay, if we could just get it down. i would like to know from the man from heritage, the name of a company, just one, that actually pays 35% in taxes after deductions in loop holes. i want an aim of one company. if you cannot give me the name of one company, everything you say is disingenuous. host: put you on the spot here. guest: i think she actually has a good point. the statutory rate is 35% federal rate, plus 4% more in local rates. if you are -- there are different carve-outs and deductions that get stuck in it the tax code. the actual effective rate is closer to 18%. but if you are a new company starting up, you have not got all the experience and all the tax code deductions, you are paying the full rate, more or less. it acts as a disincentive to job growth. speaker boe
who was a professor at bucknell university, worked at the world bank, educated at the university of michigan. has written several books, a long list of books. guest: keeps me busy. host: democrat, good morning. caller: i have one question that i keep hearing over and over again from republicans, the tax as corporations pay, if we could just get it down. i would like to know from the man from heritage, the name of a company, just one, that actually pays 35% in taxes after deductions in loop...
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in fact, ford actually moved a hybrid battery facility from mexico to michigan because of this loan program. now, i can think of a lot of programs that we should fight over, but are we really going to defund that a program that has helped bring jobs back to america? i don't think so. where do we go from here? to my plurn and democratic leaders, i ask them to consider how simple a choice we face. we can rebuild america or we can afford -- to pay for it. we can choose to fund fema or afford to pay for it. we can do all of this if we face the fact that we cannot continue to go into debt and spend billions in afghanistan while suggesting that in order to fund fema we must cut a program that actually helped create jobs in america. mr. president, as i've said before we must choose between rebuilding afghanistan or rebuilding america and today we can make that choice. i along with many of you choose to rebuild america. at the time when our economy is struggling and our deficits are sploat exploding i cannot believe we in washington would choose to rebuild another nation at the expense of our own.
in fact, ford actually moved a hybrid battery facility from mexico to michigan because of this loan program. now, i can think of a lot of programs that we should fight over, but are we really going to defund that a program that has helped bring jobs back to america? i don't think so. where do we go from here? to my plurn and democratic leaders, i ask them to consider how simple a choice we face. we can rebuild america or we can afford -- to pay for it. we can choose to fund fema or afford to...